Saskatchewan

Kinsmen Park memories

Memories of the last day of operation of Kinsmen Park. The carousel will be restored like it was new, but the little train will be gone forever. A new, fancier one will replace it. And a big Ferris wheel, too.

Banking on words

Photography, Stories, Writing

I really enjoyed that warm September day in 2011 when we found that cookbook at Crawford’s Used Books, in Perdue, 60 km west of Saskatoon.

Moody autumn evening in Saskatoon

There’s a chill in the air. Clouds scud overhead, yet the street lies still and quiet on an autumn evening.

Fall falls formally on film

Viewing the first day of fall through a vintage lens. Film renders the hues and textures of autumn light the way our memories see them.

September memories

September, summer quietly turns to fall. It happens subtly at first, so subtly that you think summer might never end.

Latest updates to Art, Mementos and More

Note cards, postcards, souvenir magnets and other works that you can find in art galleries and gift shops.

Hazy summer days

Smoke from northern wildfires descends on Saskatoon, casting the city in muted, sepia tones.

After the rain

A prairie rain skims over a dry landscape on a summer day. It’s been dry for weeks. Parched grasses rustle crisply as the lightest breeze sighs a breathless gasp through them under the baking mid-summer sun. The ground crunches with each footstep. Signs warn of extreme wildfire hazard. But then the rain. Not a downpour. […]